Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of Transept of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1994. Headstone.

Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of Transept of Church of Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
eternal-shingle-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stafford MP: Leigh Ingham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 February 1994
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SJ 943 222
Coordinates
52.79804, -2.08461
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This headstone, located approximately 5 metres south of the transept of the Church of Holy Trinity in Baswich, Stafford, is a Grade II listed structure. It commemorates Richard and Elizabeth (surname partly illegible), who died in 1715 and 176/7. The headstone is made of limestone and features a segmental-headed design with a nowy hood. It includes an oval cartouche adorned with scrolled foliage and drapes, along with cherubs positioned above and below the cartouche. This headstone is noted as a good early example of its kind.

Local climate

Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of Transept of Church of Holy Trinity receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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